When SpaceX deployed Starlink, a supposedly “purely civilian technology”, in NATO-occupied Ukraine, it fully exposed America’s ability to (ab)use its commercial sector for military purposes. Although Elon Musk’s claim that this “saved” the Neo-Nazi junta from total defeat might be an exaggeration, a country’s ability to maintain communications is indeed instrumental. Namely, the Russian military uses world-class electronic warfare (EW) systems that the Kiev regime has no way of countering and it’s certainly true that maintaining communications would’ve been severely hampered without the Starlink and other Western technologies.

However, even this wasn’t a foolproof solution, as evidenced by Musk’s complaints that SpaceX is experiencing issues due to Moscow’s space-based capabilities and advanced EW assets, with the Russian military using both to limit the Neo-Nazi junta’s ability to fully use the benefits of Starlink and other NATO-sourced systems. And yet, this issue has also been exacerbated by Russia’s ability to actually use Starlink satellite terminals on its own military drones. It all began as reports of supposed “illicit” acquisitions (i.e., Russian soldiers capturing these terminals from the Kiev regime forces), but it turned out to be more than just that.

Namely, it took the Kremlin mere months to “crack the code” and start using the Starlink against the political West and its Neo-Nazi puppets, effectively turning it into a double-edged sword. At some point in early 2024, the Pentagon realized that the Russian military had systematically integrated........

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